Latin University of Costa Rica

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Latin University of Costa Rica (Spanish: Universidad Latina), commonly called ULatina, is a private university located in Costa Rica. The university has several campuses around Costa Rica, although the main campus is located in San Pedro, in San José. It is considered as one of the most prestigious and expensive private universities in Costa Rica. There's also several in Panama, including Panama City, Chitré, and a special Medicine branch.

[edit] History

Universidad Latina was founded in 1989 as the Collegium Latinum, being part ofof Central America]] (UACA), Costa Rica's oldest private higher learning institution. The Collegium separated from UACA ten years after its foundation, becoming a separate university.

[edit] Academics

ULatina enrolls approximately 15,000 undergraduate and 1,000 graduate students. Its academic programs in business, dentistry, accounting, medicine, engineering, social science, laws and information systems have a good reputation.